Aitor Karanka: Middlesbrough boss will continue in role as normal ahead of Man City clash

The Spaniard’s odds to be the next Premier League boss to be axed have been slashed during a disastrous run that’s left the Teessiders without a league win for three months.

Karanka’s side slipped into the bottom three for the first time this season after Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Stoke - their 10th league without a win - that saw sections of travelling fans target the beleaguered head coach.

Karanka insists he can lead Middlesbrough out of their slump in their bid to avoid an immediate return to the Championship following last season’s promotion from the Championship.

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Boro’s run to the quarter finals of the FA Cup has given the 43-year-old breathing space thanks to three home wins against lower division opposition.

The club have so far not commented on the growing speculation that Karanka’s three-year reign is set to end.

But a spokesman confirmed that he will hold his regular pre-match press conference at the club’s training ground on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s cup quarter-final against Manchester City.